Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Bwrdeisdref Sirol Merthyr Tudful

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 111.5 km² and had 60,183 residents in 2018 — about 540 people per km². The council is based in Merthyr Tydfil.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, 2011–2018.

Residents, 201860,183+2.3% since 2011

Land area111.5km²43.0 sq mi

Density540/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#372of 382 UK councils · #22 in Wales

History

How the council came to be

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Predecessors
Mid Glamorgan

Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCaerphilly County BoroughWelsh principal council181,019 RRhondda Cynon TafWelsh principal council240,131 PPowysWelsh principal council132,447

Same region, same type

Other welsh principal councils in Wales

All councils in Wales

Cardiff364,248 Swansea246,466 Rhondda Cynon Taf240,131 Carmarthenshire187,568 Caerphilly County Borough181,019 Newport167,899 Flintshire155,593 Bridgend County Borough144,876 Neath Port Talbot142,906 Wrexham County Borough136,126 Powys132,447 The Vale of Glamorgan132,165

Elections

11 electoral wards

Census 2021: 58,839 residents in 25,783 households across the wards; 18.9% aged 65+, 62.5% of homes owned, 25.0% of households without a car.

1Town3,617 households · 18.9% aged 65+7,897 2Cyfarthfa3,048 households · 18.4% aged 65+7,271 3Dowlais and Pant3,045 households · 18.2% aged 65+6,631 4Treharris2,726 households · 20.7% aged 65+6,272 5Gurnos2,160 households · 13.9% aged 65+5,342 6Penydarren2,188 households · 16.6% aged 65+5,279

All wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CMerthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilCouncil office · Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8AN · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare · 11 wards

Source: Wikidata Q3306663 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.